Brassiere



M. KAHN BRASSIERE- Filed March 8 Feb. 6, 1962 lrn v l.

IN VEN TOR. N4 K4 10 States This invention relates generally tobrassieres, and more particularly to a brassiere which molds the breaststo a desired contour.

There are many brassieres presently on the market which are designed toaccentuate or exaggerate the size of the bust. This is accomplishedgenerally either by the addition of stiffening members to the brassiereor by the addition of a padded bust pocket within the brassiere. Priorart brassieres of this type, however, all have the deficiency anddisadvantage of being uncomfortable to wear and of not being adjustableto breasts of different sizes.

In brassieres embodying padded bust pockets, the padded portion is fixedin position and is generally of uniform size and shape, and therefore,not generally desirable because of the considerable variations in thecontour of womens breasts. comfortable wear which is essential to womenand fail to provide the uplift desired by women of sagging breasts. and/or to redistribute the bust in such manner as to present an accentuatedor exaggerated bust contour which is appealing to our modern women.Another disadvantage inherent in padded brassieres in'prior art is thatthe padding often fails to provide the visual efiect of being real ornatural. This is due to the fact that the padding, although resilient,is of a fixed shape and contour and therefore does not create thedesired effect. Since the padding in prior art brassieres is notcompletely flexible, it will exert excessive pressure on some areas ofthe breasts and insufficient pressure on other areas of the breasts,therefore failing to mold the breasts to the uniform contour desired.This disadvantage often results in irritation to the breasts.

In view of the foregoing, it is the primary object of the presentinvention to provide a brassiere with an internal movable pocket whichfunctions as a pad to provide uplift of the breast.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a brassierehaving an internal pocket in order to redistribute the breast in orderto obtain the desired breast contour.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a brassierehaving an internal pocket which is comfortable to wear, non-irritating,and which will adjust to different breast contours in order to provide adesired breast line.

These and further objects of the present invention will appear from thefollowing detailed description of the invention to be read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like parts in theseveral views are identified by the same reference numeral.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a back view of a brassiere made in accordance with thepresent invention, the brassiere being shown in a spread out fashion.

FIGURE 2 is a cross-section taken on the line 22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a cross-section taken on the line 33 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a front view of the pneumatic cushion forming part of thebrassiere of the present invention, the pneumatic cushion being shownprior to assembly with the brassiere of the present invention, and,

FIGURE 5 is a view similar to FIGURE 4, but show- Such prior brassiereshave not the atet ing the internal air pocket as it appears whenassembled as part of the brassiere of the present invention.

Briefly stated, the brassiere of the present invention includes two bustpockets which are interconnected and conventional shoulder straps whichare connected to each bust pocket. The bust pockets may be formed of twolayers of material which have padding enclosed therebetween. In thepreferred embodiment of the invention the bust pockets are padded in themanner disclosed in US. Patent No. 2,688,748, dated September 14, 1954.The inside of each bust pocket has attached thereto, or formedintegrally therewith, column-like support comprising a flattened tubularmember forming an air pocket which is generally shaped as a truncatedcone. The air pocket is a conical cylinder which has its entire lengthattached to the center line of the inside of the bust pocket and itsbase is attached to the lower edge thereof. The open end of the airpocket is positioned at the center of the bust pocket and serves as ateat support. The open end of the inside air pocket is normally spaced aslight distance from the inner surface of the bust pocket for thispurpose. Since the apex of the air pocket is only line stitched to thebust pocket, it is capable of side to side movement in correspondencewith breast movements, and thus offers breast support in spite of thenormally large variations in breast size and movements encountered inuse. I

Referring now to the figures, the brassiere of the present inventionwhich is identified in general by the numeral 10, is provided with twobust pockets which are identified respectively by the numerals 11 and12. Bindings 13 I and 14 are applied to the top edges of bust pockets 11and 12 and when the two bust pockets 11 and 12 are placed adjacent eachother as illustrated in FIGURE 1, the overlying portions of the bindings13 and 14 are joined together in order to interconnect the two bustpockets. The interconnected portions of the bust pockets is designatedby the numeral 15.

The edges 16 and 17 of the bust pockets 11 and 12, which are oppositethe interconnected portion 15, are inter-connected with elastic bands 18and 19 respectively, and the end of elastic band 19 being provided withhooks 20 and the end of elastic band 18 being provided withcomplementary eyes (not shown) in order to join the two bands 18 and 19together. A pair of shoulder straps 21 and 22 are individuallyinterconnected with the top of each bust pocket and with the ends ofeach elastic band. The purpose of the elastic bands 18 and 19 and theshoulder straps 21 and 22 are to support and maintain the brassiere inposition.

Each breast pocket 11 and 12 includes an inner and outer liner which arejoined together at the edges thereof. A padding material may if desiredbe inserted between these two liners. The padding may be made of anysuitable material such as rayon, nylon, cotton, or other similarmaterial. In order to prevent the padding material from moving aboutbetween the inner and outer liners, a plurality of' randomly stitchedlines 24 are provided to interconnect the inner and outer liners. Thestitched lines 24, as illustrated in FIGURE 1, may be of a randompattern in order to achieve the desired appearance. The area betweeneach stitched line 24, however, encompasses a portion of the paddedpattern and prevents the padding from moving about, thereby becomingcoinpressed in certain areas of the bust pockets.

The inner surface of each bust pocket 11 and 12 has attached thereto acolumnar open-topped support for the breast, comprising an air pocket,designated in general by the numerals 25 and 26. As illustrated inFIGURE 4, each support or air pocket 25 and 26 comprises a flattenedtubular center portion which includes a rear wall aoravaa 28 and twofront walls 29; the support may also have two end flaps or side panels30. Since the entire center portion of the support, comprising the airpocket is a truncated cone, the rear wall 28 is in the form of atruncated triangle with the bottom base larger than the top base, thebottom base being secured to the lower portion of the bust pocket. Eachair pocket is stitched or seamed along its length to the inside of thebust pocket, and the bottom of the rear wall 28 or the base of the airpocket is sewed to the intersection of the bottom, numerals 33 or 34, ofthe bust pocket with the middle part thereof, numerals 36 and 37, thusthe top of the rear wall 28 extends slightly above the mid-section ofthe bust pocketv at a point where the breast teat is usually located. Asillustrated in FIGURE 1, the air pocket occupies approximately one-thirdthe width of each bust pocket.

In attaching the individual air pocket to the inside of each bust pocket11 and 12, the end flaps or side panels 30 of each pocket are attachedto the inner surface of the bust pocket. The flaps 30 are of such Widthas to extend to the extremities of each bust pocket. Due to theprovision of the side front walls 29, the rear wall 28 is free to movewith relation to the bust pockets due to the fact that there is nointerconnection between the edges of the front Walls 29 and the endflaps 30. As illustrated in FIGURES 1 and 5, when the air pockets areattached to the bust pockets, the outer ends of the front walls 29 areattached together along the seam 40, While the top and bottom edge ofeach front wall 29 are joined. to the end flaps 30 and to the inside ofthe bust pockets. In this manner a chamber 41 is formed.

In use, the bottom of the rear Wall 28 serves to lift the breast andthereby achieve the desired contour. Due

, to the tapering edges of the. front Walls 29, the breast is at thesame time lifted and molded or distributed in order to accentuate orexaggerate the size of the bust. The ability of the air pocket to moveside to side Where the breast is farthest removed from the body properhelps to keep down irritation which is normally associated with fixedpads as in conventional brassieres. When the brassiere of the presentinvention is Worn by full-breasted women, the chamber 41 is almostcompletely collapsed, While in the case of smaller breasts the chamber41 is only partially collapsed because of the base thereof being sewedclosed. Due to the provision of the air pocket therefor the brassiere 10of the present invention will mold in precisely the same manner forbreasts of differcut contour. The provision of the air pocket gives thewearer a feeling of full breasts. It can therefore be seen that thebreast is at the same time molded while not being constrained. Thedesired accentuated or exaggerated bust size is therefore achievedwithout discomfort or irritation. The various portions of the air pocketmay also be formed of two liners having a padding material entrappedtherebetween. It has been found that the provision of such paddingmaterial enhances the desired effect of the air pocket, while stillmaintaining the other characteristics which are desired.

What has been described as a brassiere which is provided with a novelair pocket. The provision of such an air pocket permits the brassiere ofthe present invention to adjust itself to breasts of different contourWhile mold ing such breasts to a substantially uniform contour in orderto provide an accentuated or exaggerated bust size. It is to beunderstood that What has been described is a preferred form of theinvention, and that changes or modifications may be made thereto withoutdeparting from the spirit of the present invention, except as limited bythe scope of the appended claims.

I claim,

l. A brassiere comprising a bust pocket; and a columnar support for thebreast, disposed in and secured to said bust pocket, said supportcomprising a folded piece of material having a flattened tubular centerportion of substantially truncated triangular configuration as viewed inelevation, said center portion having an open top adapted to engage andsupport a frontal protruding part of the breast, and further having abottom base which is larger than the top base and which is secured tothe bust pocket to hold the columnar support in place therein.

2. A brassiere as in claim 1, wherein there are side panels having edgeswhich meet and are coextensive with each other, said edges beingattached to the said tubular center portion, and the side panels beingattached to the. bust pocket to further position the center portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,352,258 Gorton Sept. 7, 1920 2,567,732 Rosenthal Sept. 11, 19512,709,811 Cotsakis June 7, 1955 2,748,771 Richards June 5, 19562,864,373 Buckley Dec. 16, 1958

